Tag: Jean Baudrillard

Postmodernism Poststructuralism Technology Theory

The Linguistic Turn: On “Cynical Theories,” Part 3

Post author By Geoff Shullenberger
Post date September 25, 2020
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The postmodern emphasis on language derives from the evolution of hi-tech liberal capitalist societies.

Tags Christopher Lasch, Cynical Theories, Helen Pluckrose, information society, James Lindsay, Jean Baudrillard, Jean-François Lyotard, linguistic turn, Richard Rorty, Robert Reich, Sherry Turkle, The Postmodern Condition

Postmodernism Poststructuralism Technology Theory

The Simulation of Violence after 9/11

Post author By Geoff Shullenberger
Post date August 21, 2020
1 Comment on The Simulation of Violence after 9/11

Is totalized simulation a strategy of conflict management or a driver of conflict? Some of both.

Tags Carl Schmitt, Jean Baudrillard, Peter Thiel, simulacra, simulation, terrorism, The Matrix